Thread: The perfect,worst shave

So I touched up one of my palmeras today,10strokes on the 12K shapton pro,20 on the Zulu,30 on leather.
The shave was fantastic,effortless,two pass BBS,the perfect storm
Two hrs later,I have the worst case of razor burn I have EVER had,my face is on fire,same soap same routine,same prep.
Moved to a new local a few mos. back,have allergy problems here I have never had before,maybe the cause??
this is really wierd.

Coud be an allergy. I've had similar lately but more immediate reaction where even my lips were burning & I didn't shave them .
I wondered if it was possible to come to patches in the soap puck which were more caustic than others.

Whenever I've had any razor burn it comes on pretty quickly after shaving not 2 hours. Maybe something in the air.

This is easy,,,, you forgot to tape the spine while honing.
You need to use the Green 3M tape; the green is hypoallergenic and prevents razor burn.

Viva la cinta

Sounds like a bad Chalupa to me

I think just an allergic reaction to something,dunno.

Originally Posted by pixelfixed

I think just an allergic reaction to something,dunno.

Typical BBS-reaction. With a BBS women can't stop to kiss me all over the face and a few hours later everything ist read and hurts.... I kind of like that

Originally Posted by DDTech

Typical BBS-reaction. With a BBS women can't stop to kiss me all over the face and a few hours later everything ist read and hurts.... I kind of like that

In your dreams After 36 yrs of Marriage,the only time I get kissed is on my birthday

I have had similar experience recently.
My take right now is that the razor was not sharp enough, just a tad under optimal, so the shave felt great but the skin got irritated enough to feel the burn after a while.
Not sure if that is accurate, as I have had this happen only once that I can remember. Usually the razor either needs more work or is done.

Originally Posted by mainaman

I have had similar experience recently.
My take right now is that the razor was not sharp enough, just a tad under optimal, so the shave felt great but the skin got irritated enough to feel the burn after a while.
Not sure if that is accurate, as I have had this happen only once that I can remember. Usually the razor either needs more work or is done.

Actually Stefan,I think maybe the blade was to sharp,crossed that fine line.And yes I do believe a razor can be to sharp.